Once Ye Jingyu’s soul power reached the Lingxian Realm, the might of the Shocking Heaven Seal increased exponentially. This time, he unleashed the seal with his full strength, watching as it transformed into the size of a small mountain, its edges faintly flickering with electrical arcs. Forget a single person below; even a mountain would likely be pulverized by such an attack...
Yet, facing the terrifying Shocking Heaven Seal, Qin Lie showed no intention of evasion. Instead, he met it head-on with a single punch...
The instant he moved, he appeared as a stooped old man, but the moment his fist shot out, his entire being underwent a transformation. A powerful fighting will—born of refusal, defiance, and unwillingness to yield—erupted from within him. He seemed to transform into a God of War descended from the heavens, utterly unstoppable...
Especially the punch he threw, which manifested as a colossal fist shadow, resembling a pillar reaching the sky, smashing violently against the descending Shocking Heaven Seal...
Breaking the Firmament, Battling the Firmament—it truly possessed heaven-defying power, heaven-defying capability...
This supremely arrogant punch slammed fiercely into the Shocking Heaven Seal, the vast true essence energy flooding entirely into the artifact. The surging electrical current didn't even have time to graze Qin Lie before the Shocking Heaven Seal was smashed backward...
Its volume rapidly diminished, finally retreating directly into Ye Jingyu’s Qiankun Pouch. Ye Jingyu himself spat blood from all seven orifices, his vision swimming with golden spots; he nearly fainted. He had truly never expected Qin Lie to be this powerful—destroying his proud Shocking Heaven Seal with a single blow...
And damaging his soul in the process. This level of strength was truly terrifying...
However, Qin Lie was not unscathed. Although he sent the Shocking Heaven Seal flying with one punch, it was, after all, a Profound-tier Soul Artifact. Even if Ye Jingyu couldn't wield its full power, the immense force shattered the true essence shield before Qin Lie, causing the blood energy within him to churn violently, nearly forcing him to vomit blood...
But a cold smile still played on his lips. This should be Ye Jingyu's last resort. Without the help of the Shocking Heaven Seal, how could he possibly be his opponent?
Qin Lie was already contemplating how to torment Ye Jingyu when he failed to notice a pitch-black iron sword stabbing straight toward the back of his heart from the depths of the void...
Only when the tip of the blade brushed against his robes did he feel a chill sweep over his back. With no time to think, he moved his body rapidly to the side, but how potent was Bing Ming’s strike? The sword tip continued its trajectory, piercing into his body without hesitation...
The icy true essence power relentlessly surged into Qin Lie’s body. The already turbulent blood qi could no longer be suppressed, and a mouthful of crimson blood sprayed out...
“Grandmaster?” Qin Lie gasped, shocked that Ye Jingyu had a second Grandmaster beside him. Stifling the acute pain in his chest, he spun around and sent a palm strike toward Bing Ming, but Bing Ming suddenly withdrew his sword, his figure flashing as he retreated several meters away...
Another pang struck Qin Lie’s chest, and blood erupted like a spring, his face turning deathly pale, sheer terror filling his eyes...
He hadn't anticipated that Ye Jingyu had gathered a second Grandmaster, nor had he expected this Grandmaster to resort to a sneak attack. Most surprisingly, this Grandmaster’s skill in concealing his aura was so profound that even he hadn't detected him. Judging by this, the opponent's strength surpassed his own...
He pressed a finger to his sternum, halting the gushing flow of blood, and coldly fixed his gaze on Bing Ming, his expression fluctuating wildly...
Although he had managed to evade the full impact of the sword at full effort, preventing it from piercing his heart, the blade had grazed past it. Furthermore, the true essence energy within the attacker had directly injured his heart meridian. This single strike had left him severely wounded, his power drastically reduced. Who was this person, and how could his calculations be so precise?
Bing Ming stared coldly at Qin Lie, his iron sword held downward, the blood slowly dripping off the metal. He seemed utterly unconcerned that he had just nearly slain a Grandmaster...
Seeing Bing Ming appear at the most opportune moment and inflict such serious damage on Qin Lie, Ye Jingyu’s eyes shone with admiration. In terms of grasping the situation and judging the moment to strike, Bing Ming had truly reached an unprecedented peak...
Knowing that the wounded Qin Lie was absolutely no match for Bing Ming, Ye Jingyu noted that Xue Hengzhi, who was being forced back by Yuan Xiang, was not a concern. Ye Jingyu had no intention of helping; this was a feud between Xue Hengzhi and Yuan Xiang, and he trusted Xue Hengzhi would manage. His gaze now settled on Qin Yunxiao atop the carriage. Without the protection of a Grandmaster, how could he possibly stand against him now...
Drawing the Heaven Venerable Saber from his back, Ye Jingyu’s body darted toward Qin Yunxiao...
Qin Lie saw Ye Jingyu move and understood his target. Ignoring the grievous wound in his chest, he stepped forward, intending to intercept Ye Jingyu, but Bing Ming was unwilling to allow it. The long sword in his hand flickered, and brilliant sword light erupted, quickly coalescing into a massive beam of concentrated energy that slashed toward Qin Lie with unstoppable force...
“Heavenly Meteor Sword!” Qin Lie cried out in alarm. He was completely taken aback that Bing Ming would use the Heavenly Sword Sect's ultimate killing move, the Heavenly Meteor Sword...
Facing such a terrifying sword aura, even a fully healthy Qin Lie might hesitate to meet it head-on, let alone the heavily injured version of himself...
Forced to abandon his attempt to intercept Ye Jingyu, he had to retreat, rapidly backing away. Within a few steps, he had retreated dozens of meters, finally managing to evade the massive sword beam...
The colossal beam of light cleaved directly into the earth with a deafening boom, instantly exploding into countless streaks of sword qi that scattered everywhere, stirring up clouds of dust...
While Qin Lie could evade the violent energy beam, he could not escape the innumerable residual sword qi. Innumerable streaks immediately pierced his long robe, leaving it riddled with holes, and etched numerous scars of varying depths across his body...
If he hadn't reacted swiftly, using his powerful true essence energy to shield his vital points, these sword qi fragments would have been enough to pierce his body...
By this point, he had retreated a hundred meters, and as the sky-filling dust slowly dissipated, a deep chasm, several dozen zhang long, marred the earth below...
Such a terrifying sword strike deeply shocked Qin Lie. Even Yuan Xiang and Xue Hengzhi in the distance showed expressions of horror...
This was their Heavenly Sword Sect's ultimate technique. Neither Xue Hengzhi nor Yuan Xiang could possibly achieve such destructive power using this move, yet Bing Ming wielded it with ease. How truly strong was he?